(4) The Minister may make an order under subsection (2) with respect to any additional area only if the Minister is satisfied—
- (a) that the declaration of the additional area as part of a special zone is needed for the well‑being of the communities in or near the additional area concerned;
- (b) that violence (whether or not alcohol‑related) has occurred in a public place in or in the vicinity of the additional area in Singapore and the exercise of powers under this Act is reasonably likely to be an effective way of preventing or reducing the occurrence of such violence in that additional area or a special zone; or
- (c) that it is otherwise in the public interest to make the declaration and the declaration is consistent with the objects of this Act.
(5) Once an order under subsection (2) is made, the Minister must, within 7 days after the publication of the order in the Gazette and before the date the order comes into force, cause to be published a notice of the making of the order, describing briefly the special zone in the order in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for the zone.
(6) However, failure to comply with subsection (5) in respect of any declaration shall not invalidate the declaration.
Prohibited activities in special zone
4.—(1) Subject to subsection (3) and sections 6 and 7, an individual who consumes any alcohol in any public place within a special zone shall be guilty of an offence and—
- (a) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000; and
- (b) where the person is a repeat offender, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
